Peabody, DeRidder ready for District 3-4A tangle

12:55 PM,
Nov. 1, 2013

Peabody Magnet High's Contarious Kirklin (right, with ball) is one of several athletic players causing concern for DeRidder High coach Eric Parmley. The Warhorses travel to face the Dragons on Friday in a de facto District 3-4A title game.

Written by

Bret H. McCormick
bmccormick@thetowntalk.com

Eric Parmley is plenty familiar with the Peabody Magnet High School football program.

Parmley, the eighth-year DeRidder High coach, may be in his first season in the Cenla-centric District 3-4A, but his history in Central Louisiana is long and storied. He's the son of legendary former Bolton High coach Brownie Parmley, a former assistant and coach for the Bolton Bears himself, and is the nephew of former Alexandria Senior High coach Butch Stoker.

He's also the father of former Bolton High and Northwestern State standout linebacker Brad Parmley, who now works for his dad as the Dragons' ...